University Catalog

Applied Studies - Public Service Concentration (B.A.) - Bloomfield College

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar
Fulfilled by IDS 155 in the major.0
SEEDS General Education Requirements30-33
Major Requirements30
Free Electives60-57
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Major Core
IDS 155Pathways to Adult Learning3
IDS 361Career Planning Laboratory3
Concentration Requirements
CSJ 101Introduction to Justice Systems and Systems of Inequality3
PSY 230Social Psychology3
SOC 234ASocial Inequality3
SOC 325AMethods of Social Research3
or PSY 310WI Research Methods I
SOC 341Social Problems and Public Solutions3
Concentration Electives
Complete three courses from the list below.9
Total Credits30

 Concentration Electives

CAT 247Design Thinking and Practice3
CSJ 418Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy3-4
HIS 106Introduction to Geography3
HIS 226AModern Latin America and the Caribbean, 1825-Present3
HIS 237AGlobal History II3-4
PSY 205WIDevelopmental Psychology3
PSY/SOC 308Theory and Practice in Human Services3-4
PSY 425Cross-Cultural Psychology3-4
PSY 433Selected Topics in Psychology3
SOC/CSJ 236ADeviance and Social Control3
SOC/CSJ 241ARace, Ethnicity, and Social Justice3
SOC 336Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality3
SOC 433ASelected Topics: Sociology3

SEEDS General Education Requirements

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Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.3
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. 3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. 12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits30-33

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
IDS 1553PSY 230 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 3)3
CSJ 101 (Fulfills SEEDS - Exploration 1)3SOC 234A3
SEEDS: Effective Writing I3SEEDS: Effective Writing II3
SEEDS: Exploration 23SEEDS: Interactive Communication3
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning3SEEDS: Political and Civic Life3
 15 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SOC 3413IDS 3613
Concentration Elective 13SOC 325A3
Concentration Elective 23Concentration Elective 33
SEEDS: World Languages 13SEEDS: World Languages 2 (or Free Elective)3
SEEDS: Exploration 43Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Total Credits 120